diff --git a/collector_db/AsyncDatabaseClient.py b/collector_db/AsyncDatabaseClient.py
index 06ad81bd..05006228 100644
--- a/collector_db/AsyncDatabaseClient.py
+++ b/collector_db/AsyncDatabaseClient.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ async def get_next_url_for_user_annotation(
             select(
                 URL,
             )
+            .where(URL.outcome == URLStatus.PENDING.value)
             .where(exists(select(URLHTMLContent).where(URLHTMLContent.url_id == URL.id)))
             # URL must not have metadata annotation by this user
             .where(
diff --git a/collector_db/StatementComposer.py b/collector_db/StatementComposer.py
index 42dcf84c..c80b83e5 100644
--- a/collector_db/StatementComposer.py
+++ b/collector_db/StatementComposer.py
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ def exclude_urls_with_agency_suggestions(
         # Aliases for clarity
         AutomatedSuggestion = aliased(AutomatedUrlAgencySuggestion)
 
+        # Exclude if automated suggestions exist
         statement = statement.where(
             ~exists().where(AutomatedSuggestion.url_id == URL.id)
-        )  # Exclude if automated suggestions exist
+        )
+        # Exclude if confirmed agencies exist
         statement = statement.where(
             ~exists().where(ConfirmedURLAgency.url_id == URL.id)
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_automated/integration/collector_db/test_db_client.py b/tests/test_automated/integration/collector_db/test_db_client.py
index fe6fad2f..a2cb25a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_automated/integration/collector_db/test_db_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_automated/integration/collector_db/test_db_client.py
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 
 from collector_db.AsyncDatabaseClient import AsyncDatabaseClient
 from collector_db.DTOs.BatchInfo import BatchInfo
+from collector_db.DTOs.InsertURLsInfo import InsertURLsInfo
 from collector_db.DTOs.LogInfo import LogInfo
 from collector_db.DTOs.URLErrorInfos import URLErrorPydanticInfo
 from collector_db.DTOs.URLInfo import URLInfo
 from collector_db.DTOs.URLMetadataInfo import URLMetadataInfo
 from collector_db.enums import URLMetadataAttributeType, ValidationStatus, ValidationSource
-from collector_db.models import URL, ApprovingUserURL, URLOptionalDataSourceMetadata, ConfirmedURLAgency
+from collector_db.models import URL, ApprovingUserURL, URLOptionalDataSourceMetadata, ConfirmedURLAgency, \
+    UserRelevantSuggestion
 from collector_manager.enums import URLStatus
 from core.DTOs.FinalReviewApprovalInfo import FinalReviewApprovalInfo
 from core.enums import BatchStatus, RecordType, SuggestionType
@@ -421,3 +423,67 @@ async def test_approval_url_error(db_data_creator: DBDataCreator):
         user_id=1
     )
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_next_url_for_user_relevance_annotation_pending(
+        db_data_creator: DBDataCreator
+):
+
+    batch_id = db_data_creator.batch()
+
+    # Create 2 URLs with outcome `pending`
+    iui: InsertURLsInfo = db_data_creator.urls(
+        batch_id=batch_id,
+        url_count=1,
+        outcome=URLStatus.PENDING
+    )
+
+    url_1 = iui.url_mappings[0]
+
+    # Add `Relevancy` attribute with value `True`
+    await db_data_creator.auto_relevant_suggestions(
+        url_id=url_1.url_id,
+        relevant=True
+    )
+
+    # Add HTML data
+    await db_data_creator.html_data([url_1.url_id])
+
+    adb_client = db_data_creator.adb_client
+    url = await adb_client.get_next_url_for_relevance_annotation(
+        user_id=1
+    )
+    assert url is not None
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_next_url_for_user_relevance_annotation_validated(
+        db_data_creator: DBDataCreator
+):
+    """
+    A validated URL should not turn up in get_next_url_for_user_annotation
+    """
+
+    batch_id = db_data_creator.batch()
+
+    # Create 2 URLs with outcome `pending`
+    iui: InsertURLsInfo = db_data_creator.urls(
+        batch_id=batch_id,
+        url_count=1,
+        outcome=URLStatus.VALIDATED
+    )
+
+    url_1 = iui.url_mappings[0]
+
+    # Add `Relevancy` attribute with value `True`
+    await db_data_creator.auto_relevant_suggestions(
+        url_id=url_1.url_id,
+        relevant=True
+    )
+
+    # Add HTML data
+    await db_data_creator.html_data([url_1.url_id])
+
+    adb_client = db_data_creator.adb_client
+    url = await adb_client.get_next_url_for_relevance_annotation(
+        user_id=1
+    )
+    assert url is None
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